Homeland Security said the uncle did not have legal custody, so it took the boy under a 2008 anti-human-trafficking law “out of an abundance of caution.”
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Measure B, a countywide sales tax, would create funds for social services and cross-border pollution.
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Democrat Marni von Wilpert ran against Republican Jim Desmond for California's 48th Congressional District. The district was one of several redrawn by Proposition 50.
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Measure A would extend San Diego County supervisor term limits. It would also create new budget analyst and program auditor positions, along with an ethics commission.
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Becerra is a former state attorney general and federal health secretary. He defeated Republican Steve Hilton, a former political adviser in the United Kingdom and Fox News host.
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KPBS is getting reports of long wait times at several vote centers around San Diego County. Track wait times here.
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More than $21 million will support overdose prevention and education across California, including efforts by 10 organizations serving San Diego County.
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An effort to recall San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria was launched Tuesday by a group that alleges he has failed to properly address housing and homelessness concerns.
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Starting tomorrow, the city of San Diego's Office of Emergency Services will begin hosting a series of workshops to let senior citizens know what resources are available to them during harsh El Niño weather.
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The La Jolla Playhouse-born Broadway musical returns to San Diego. The show follows two rival gangs in 1960s Oklahoma, with a distinctive Ford Falcon prop.
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Bob Taylor bought a West African ebony mill in 2011 to reduce waste in guitar making. Since then, the company’s conservation research led to a surprising bit of hope: elephant dung.
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